For many of us, the land of our ancestors holds a special power, That fascination drew the Afro-British composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, to the music and culture of Black American, where his forebears had been enslaved. This program presents Colderidge-Taylor's luscious Clarinet Quintet alongside two of his formative influences, the European tradition of composers like Brahms […]
Composer, pianist and vocalist Michael Harrison will offer his debut performance of traditional Indian classical music, which he has adapted for piano with tabla accompaniment, presented by Drive East by Navatman. Celebrated tabla player Nitin Mitta will accompany him. Harrison will also perform his own original compositions which are based on the traditional ragas (melodic […]
On Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 7 PM CT | 8 PM ET, the Boston-based Neave Trio will perform a concert presented as part of the Shandelee Music Festival. The concert will be performed for a live audience at the Shandelee Music Festival's Sunset Concert Pavilion and livestreamed online. Tickets are available for purchase here, […]
Composer Robert Sirota launches the inaugural season of a new concert series, Muzzy Ridge Concerts, with two performances in August. Both concerts will take place in the studio where Sirota has composed much of his music over the past 35 years, in Searsmont, Maine. Concerts will be approximately 60 minutes long, without intermission. Indoor seating […]
The imprint of the past carries on in the work of composers today. This chamber orchestra program features compositions which look to the past with fresh eyes, from the dazzling baroque-inspired counterpoint of Steve Reich's Duet to Caroline Shaw's 'Watermark,' which expertly weaves strands and patches from Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. As a finale, Sergei […]
Join Riverwalk Theatre, Happendance, Lansing Children’s Choir, The Curtainless Theatre and Habibi Dancers at the Salt Shed at Adado Park in Downtown Lansing from Saturday, August 21, 2021 - Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 2 PM CT | 3 PM ET for performances reflecting a message of hope, optimism and reopening. The festival will showcase […]
The “Pago a la Tierra” (tribute to the earth) is an ancient Andean ritual of thanksgiving for nature’s bounty. In this spirit, the Lakes Area Music Festival closes its season with a celebration of the gifts we have all enjoyed. A world premier by Peruvian-American composer Jimmy López is followed by the Second Symphony of […]
The Jupiter String Quartet (Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel, violinists; Liz Freivogel, viola; and Daniel McDonough, cello) makes its debut at Music Mountain on Saturday, August 22, 2021 at 2 PM CT | 3 PM ET, performing a program with works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Florence Price, Felix Mendelssohn, and Judd Greenstein. The concert will be presented for […]
Lakewold Gardens' Music from Home in-person concerts are back! Pianist, Kim Davenport is the featured performer on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 2 PM CT | 3 PM ET. Kim will play music from Chevalier de Saint-George, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Jasmine Barnes, Adolphus Hailstork (a BandQuest composer), Jonathan Bailey Holland, Robert Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still & […]
Composer Robert Sirota launches the inaugural season of a new concert series, Muzzy Ridge Concerts, with two performances in August. Both concerts will take place in the studio where Sirota has composed much of his music over the past 35 years, in Searsmont, Maine. Concerts will be approximately 60 minutes long, without intermission. Indoor seating […]
Join Riverwalk Theatre, Happendance, Lansing Children’s Choir, The Curtainless Theatre and Habibi Dancers at the Salt Shed at Adado Park in Downtown Lansing from Saturday, August 21, 2021 - Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 2 PM CT | 3 PM ET for performances reflecting a message of hope, optimism and reopening. The festival will showcase […]
Bringing together a varied and compelling array of leading composers of our time, Nicholas Phillips present a live solo recital from Old First Concerts. A champion of new music, Phillips has earned praise for his recitals and recordings from the New York Times, BBC Music Magazine, Time Out Chicago, and the American Record Guide. The […]
